Composers

Ahmet Kaya (28 October 1957 – 16 November 2000) was a Kurdish singer from Malatya, Turkey, who died on 16 November 2000 in exile in Paris. He sang in Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kurdish. He identified as Kurdish, for which he was made an outcast in Turkey ...Read More...

The life and works of Charles-Valentin Alkan seem surrounded in mystery and legend. Born in Paris in 1813, Alkan was a quite extraordinary child prodigy who later became a close friend and neighbour of Chopin with whom he shared concerts in Paris in th ...Read More...

Gilbert Bécaud, 24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001) was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100.000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et Maintenant", a 1961 release that became a ...Read More...

Pierre-Jean de Béranger (19 August 1780 – 16 July 1857) was a prolific French poet and chansonnier (songwriter), who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime, but faded into obscurity ...Read More...

Frédéric Bérat (Rouen, 11 March 1801 – Paris, 2 December 1855) was a French composer and songwriter. He is the writer of Ma Normandie which is used as the National Anthem of Jersey, and sometimes as the unofficial Norman anthem.